Barrhead News

The county of Barrhead ratepayers shared their views about the possibility of amalgamation between the town and the county during the annual ratepayers meeting on March 18.

Const. Sarah Harding is new to not only the Barrhead RCMP detachment, but to the force altogether. When asked about her history with the RCMP, Harding laughed and said, it was short and sweet. “It’s a very short history because I’m new,” she said.

The Town of Barrhead hopes that construction on the new aquatic centre will begin sometime this spring. That is what Barrhead’s Chief Administrative Officer, Martin Taylor, told council during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10.

A lot of people may consider Friday 13 unlucky, but for people connected with the Neerlandia Co-op it was a day of celebration.

Curves wants to help the people lose a few pounds. A few pounds of food that is.

They say time heals all wounds, but the ones left by the slaying of four Mayerthorpe RCMP officers still remains.

Imagine having to duck and dodge as you weave your way across the beautiful Alberta landscape too busy keeping an eye out for low branches and fallen trees to enjoy the view.

Bullying goes beyond the doors of education and out into society. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, businesses, schools, and individuals wore pink, as a way of saying enough is enough.

Imagine being four-years old and suffering from leukemia. Nicole Farrants-Wilkins can’t bear the thought, and as she sat in a chair watching her precious pink hair fall to the floor, that’s what was on her mind.

The Barrhead Senior Jags boys played the best game of the season when they took on the Westlock R.F. Staples T-Birds on Thursday, Feb. 27.